Social Choice: Theory and Research (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)

By Paul E. Johnson

Book Overview

Groups - organizations, corporations and governments - have formal rules for the allocation of their resources and in democratic societies the decisions about allocation are generally made by simple majority voting. But does majority rule always improve social well-being? Could it sometimes lead to collective irrationality? In this thought-provoking book, Paul E Johnson considers the key questions and concepts in social choice theory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761914064
• ISBN13: 9780761914068
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.0"